Sneak Peak of More New Designs Coming Sunday April 18th

These are two of my favorite outfits I've ever made.  They are my own designs. Both are kinda funky, euro... retro? But pretty and hopefully** little girls will want to wear them :-)

Isn't the back cool?  It's The Blossom dress.  I really like bustles lately.  It seems like all the ideas I sketch have a fluffy butt for some reason lol!!  I am a featured guest designer for Fairycakes in May.  The theme is safari glam.  The sketch I did for that feature had kind of a bustle too. Hmmmm...

This next one is called Ninja Girl Power!! I got my hands on some Michael Miller "Thunder Flower" fabric and just had to do something ninja-ee / geisha-ee with it. I think it turned out nice. My mom loved this one.

I have new designs to share!  Five new designs from Sofie Bell Couture.  Some knits, some cottons, and little twirl here, a little bustle there and viola! Cuteness.

 This is actually a mix and match set.  You can see all the pieces here -
Sofie Bell Couture Ice Cream Knit Set

I love the ombre dyed rainbow ruffle knit on this outfit! Here is the link to buy this one -Sofie Bell Couture Garden Knit

This applique on this little apron dress is really unique.  It is "interactive applique" or 3-D applique. The seed packets feel like they have real "seeds" in them.  The tulip bulbs are stuffed to look and feel round, and the fern has been chenilled to look and feel fluffy and airy.  As a goofy little anticdote, I won best of show, best of section and 3 first places for this dress at the county fair. Hee hee. To buy it, click here -
Sofie Bell Couture Garden Apron Dress

Lise of "Posharella" posts the most darling "chuckles" on her forum. I don't know where on earth she finds them, but the one she posted today was just too adorable not to pass along.  Enjoy!

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds ,

'What does love mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined

See what you think: 

'When my grandmother got arthritis , she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time , even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'  Rebecca- age 8

'When someone loves you , the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'  Billy - age 4

'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'  Karl - age 5

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'  Chrissy - age 6

'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'  Terri - age 4

'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.'  Danny - age 7

'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing , you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'  Emily - age 8

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'  Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

'If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you hate , '  Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he wears it everyday.'  Noelle - age 7

'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'  Tommy - age 6

'During my piano recital , I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'  Cindy - age 8

'My mommy loves me more than anybody You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6

'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine-age 5

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford .' Chris - age 7

'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'  Mary Ann - age 4

'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'  Lauren - age 4

'When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image) Karen - age 7

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'  Mark - age 6

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it , you should say it a lot. People forget.'  Jessica - age 8

And the final one - The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry , the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard , climbed onto his lap , and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor , the little boy said ,

'Nothing , I just helped him cry' 

A Rainy Easter

Well, here in sunny California it is raining and just barely 55 degress for Easter weekend.  I worked hours upon hours to make a special dress for Sofie's 5th Easter.  It's made of beautiful light weight prints and vintage dotted swiss - wonderful for warm...sunny... weather.... Hmmmm

Oh I have all the accessories to boot! Darling little white and pink ribboned gloves, fluffy pink petticoat, brand new Easter shoes, and peonies for her hair.  Boy it would have looked cute *sigh*.  So, now I have been rooting around her closet trying to find something from her winter wardrobe that A. still fits... B. is not stained, and C. looks even remotely spring-like for the Easter Egg Hunting party held by the city every year at Howarth Park.  Thank you Mother Nature! Thank you so much for your cooperation this year!! Love ya' babe.